Dr. Wil Gafney “Christmas is not Canceled. Festive Christmas celebration and public displays are. But the Feast of the Incarnation will continue to be observed. There will be church services for the local residents. Tourism is strongly discouraged.” Layla Darwish: Most average Americans doesn’t even know Christmas is cancelled in Bethlehem.
Christ Incarnates
Christ always comes
that is the promise
That is what I said
when I took my ordination question
I said that I believe that
Christ will come
and every knee shall bow
And someone stood and asked me
How?
Aren’t you worried about Universalism
(Worried that Jesus might save everyone??
HA!)
And I said
I don’t know
It is not my job to understand it
Just to believe it
and to declare the good news
That even in the midst of war
and rubble
and horrific devastation
where humans dehumanize one another
Christ
will keep his promise
I believe that somehow
Christ is still with us
and will be incarnate
for everyone
Because the Bible says
Good News for All People
All people will stream
Every Knee shall bow
I did not see any asterisks
or footnotes
I did not see any guns
or calls for coercion
or force
Last I saw
Jesus said to kneel
to one another
And wash each other’s feet
(I have suspicions about
this is why we will be kneeling
to be besides the Christ
who is already kneeling
to serve us)
But right now
I am just hanging on to
the faith
that Jesus is here
And Coming
Because it’s not my job
to bring Jesus
Or to bring anyone to him
God has already done all of that work
Jesus is coming
Hear the Good News
Alleluia,
Amen.
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